• About our Village of Murray

    About our Village of Murray

    Murray is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census. As of the census of 2000, there were 481 people, 188 households, and 140 families residing in the village. Read More
  • Conestoga Elementary School

    Conestoga Elementary School

    "Our school and school district are dedicated to providing all students with the educational foundation necessary to succeed in school and in life. To ensure your child’s success, we set high standards that are reflected in what is taught in our classrooms." Read More
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COUGARS'  2011 FALL SPORTS
(Home games in BOLD)
(TBA = 'To Be Announced')
 
Softball
 
VARSITY SOFTBALL
 
9-29  Freeman  6:30
10-3  Conestoga Tri   4:30
10-6, 7  District Tourney  Time/Place TBA
10-12, 13, 14  State Tourney  Time/Place TBA
JV SOFTBALL
 
9-29  Freeman  5:00
volleyball
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
 
9-29  @ Yutan  7:30
10-1  Big Cat  9:am
10-6  @ East Butler  7:30
10-11  @ Elmwood-Murdock Tri  5:00
10-13  ECNC Tourney  TBA  5:00
10-15  ECNC  Tourney  SECC  10:am
10-18  Fort Calhoun  5:00
10-20  @ Ashland-Greenwood  7:00
10-25  Conestoga Tri  5:00
10-31 & 11-1  SUB-DISTRICTS  TBA
11-4  DISTRICT FINALS  TBA
11-10, 11, 12  STATE TOURNEY  TBA
 
JV VOLLEYBALL
 
9-29  @ Yutan  6:30
10-3  @ Louisville  6:00
10-6  @ East Butler  6:30
10-10  Conestoga Tri  5:00
10-18  Fort Calhoun  6:00
10-20  @ Ashland-Greenwood  6:00
10-22  @ Weeping Water Tourney  9:am
FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL
9-29  @ Yutan  5:30
10-3  @ Louisville  5:00
10-6  @ East Butler  5:30
10-8  @ JCC Invitational  9:am
10-18  Fort Calhoun  5:00
10-20  @ Ashland-Greenwood  5:00
JR. HIGH VOLLEYBALL
10-3  @ Louisville 4:30
10-4 @ Elmwood-Murdock  4:30
10-10  Ashland-Greenwood 4:30
football
VARSITY FOOTBALL
9-30 @ Auburn  7:00
10-7  Falls City  7:00
10-14  @ DC West  7:00
10-21  Syracuse  7:00
10-27  1st Round Playoffs  TBA
11-2  2nd Round Playoffs  TBA
11-8  Quarter Final Round  TBA
11-15  Semi-Final Round  TBA
11-22  C1 Finals  TBA
JV FOOTBALL
 
10-3  Louisville  6:00
10-10  @ Falls City  6:00
JR-HIGH FOOTBALL
 
10-4  @ Yutan  5:00
10-11  @ Lincoln Lutheran  4:00
PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY/ALL SCHEDULES ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CONTACT SCHOOL FOR UPDATES.

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Little League Football Schedule
 
The 3rd and 4th grade games will start at 2:00 p.m. 
The 5th and 6th grade games start 15 minutes after the 
conclusion of the 1st game.
Home games, in BOLD print,  are played at the High School field. 
  
October 2nd  Conestoga vs. Johnson County Central
October 9th @ Weeping Water
October 16th  Conestoga vs. Louisville

CONGRATULATIONS to KATE NUTZMAN and NATHAN WEATHERBY, 
CONESTOGA'S NEW REIGNING HOMECOMING QUEEN and KING!
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CONESTOGA MAKES DRAMATIC GAINS IN STATE READING TESTS
Over 90 percent of Conestoga 3rd-6th grade students met or exceeded state reading 
goals and 74 percent met or exceeded the mathematics standards, according to 2011 
state test results.   About 80 percent of Conestoga middle school students met or exceeded 
state math standards and 73 percent of met or exceeded Nebraska reading standards.   
11th graders at Conestoga improved with 2011 reading scores of 84 percent reaching or 
exceeding state goals while 44 percent met or surpassed the goals in the first year of state-
wide math testing.
The writing results showed that 93 percent of the school’s fourth graders are proficient.   
Conestoga eighth graders have over 90 percent proficiency in writing assessments since 
2009 and continue to be consistently above the state average.
“Students and teachers focused work on reading and writing has paid off”, said Elementary 
Principal Eric Dennis, noting that the scores on the new state reading test improved from 72.5 
percent of the elementary students meeting or exceeding standards in 2010 to 90.5 percent in 
2011.   Our small elementary class sizes of about 17 students per classroom allows us to meet 
the kids at their level and help them succeed, said Dennis.
Conestoga students performed higher than the state average in 14 of 16 grade level test scores 
in reading, math and writing, said Curriculum Director, Robin Frost. “We saw a large percentage 
point gain in reading at all levels.  There are a couple areas of concern, but we will use these 
results to drill down and identify the areas needing improvement to continue this track of progress”, 
said Frost.  Frost says, “Our staff and students have reason to be proud of the progress made this 
past year.
 
Results for Conestoga’s 7th and 8th grade math exceed the Nebraska average by 19 percent and 
11th grade reading proficiency is 17 percent above the state average, said Secondary Principal 
David Friedli.  “These results are a compliment to our students and teachers.  Our students know 
these tests matter to our school and they take it seriously.  This is evidence of our student’s pride in 
Conestoga,” said Friedli.
Parents will receive a report on their child’s scores from the school district soon. The 2011 performance 
scores released on August 29th are considered as initial results since they could change slightly before 
the scores are final in October.
 
For more information contact Robin Frost, Curriculum Director at rfrost@esu3.org

 
 
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Minutes for the September Village Board meeting are posted and you can 
read them by clicking on the 'Village Office' tab above.

 
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RECYCLE SCHEDULES for MURRAY, NEHAWKA & BEAVER LAKE
 
The CASS COUNTY GOING GREEN recycle trailer will be located on these dates
in the following towns:
 
    Now - 30, Beaver Lake
October 8-14, Murray & Nehawka
October 15-21, Beaver Lake
October 29-November 4, Murray & Nehawka
  
(Murray will also continue to have the recycle bin located behind Town Hall every day, 
 but this is for Murray residents' use only.)

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PUMPKIN FESTIVAL  at 'BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED' FARM!
NOW - Oct. 30, 2011
Fridays, 1-6 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Visit our seventh-annual Pumpkin Patch Festival!  Activities include hay rides to the 
U-pick patch, corn box, nature trails, hay climb, farm animals, multiple play areas, 
pumpkin painting, rubber duck races, agricultural exhibits and our new Kids' Corral!
On the weekends enjoy lunch in the one-room Schoolhouse Café.  There's lots of shopping, 
too, in our gift shop and the Pumpkin Barn filled with loads of pumpkins, gourds, and squash 
grown on the farm!  We offer field trips weekdays and parties (birthday, campfire, & company 
parties) by appointment!  Admission $4.75 (includes tax), FREE for ages 2 & under and 
FREE to come just to shop or dine at the café!
Bloom Where You're Planted Farm
911 - 108th St., 
(Rural) Avoca, NE

 
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Fall Home Business Expo & Craft Fair
 
Saturday, October 15th
 
9am-3pm
 
Immanuel Lutheran Church
 
36712 Church Rd  Louisville, NE
  
Up to 25 vendors!
 
Plus raffle, with money going to
 
March of Dimes
 
For more info, please contact:
 
Teri McClun
402.234.4161
 
dannileebabyboutique@yahoo.com

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FIFTEENTH ANNUAL SCHOOLHOUSE FIDDLING BEE
Greenblatt & Seay proudly announce the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL SCHOOLHOUSE FIDDLING BEE.  This 
historical, hysterical event will take place on Sunday, October 9, at 2:30 PM, downstairs in the Old Avoca, 
Nebraska Schoolhouse.
In the Open Division, fiddlers will play a hoedown, a waltz, and a tune of choice.  There will also be other 
divisions of competition available for the adventurous fiddlers, including a Singing Fiddler's Contest, a 
Twin Fiddler's Contest, a Fee-Fi-Faux Fiddler's Contest (fiddle tunes played on any instrument other than 
a fiddle), and a Hocus-Pocus Contest, (cross-tuning, sound effects, dancing, etc.), which will give fiddlers 
an opportunity to play tunes that are usually not allowed in any other contest.  The prizes for the winners in 
the Open Division are $100 for 1st place, $50 for 2nd place, and $25 for 3rd place.  Prizes will also be 
awarded for 1st place in the other contests.
Registration for contestants starts at 1:30 PM the day of the FIDDLING BEE
  
Admission is $10.00 for adult, $5.00 for students, and $1.00 for children.  Fiddlers and their back-ups are 
admitted for free.
For more information, call 402-275-3221, log on to www.greenblattandseay.com, or e-mail 

HOW to SUBMIT ARTICLES for this NEWSLETTER...
Event announcements and advertising can be an enormous expense when 
you're wanting or needing to get the word out.  If you've checked into regular 
newspaper pricing lately for such items, you'll know what I'm talking about.  So 
why spend your hard-earned money, when you can accomplish the same thing 
right here - FREE - on your local news website?
Below is a list of categories that will cost you absolutely nothing, except the 
time to submit it, (which you'd have to do with a regular newspaper anyway):
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Birth Announcements
Letters to the Editor
Birthday Greeting
Upcoming Events
Cards of Thanks
Lost and Found
Obituaries
Recipes
and So Much More.
That's right!  These are all items that can appear FREE of CHARGE 
in each Wednesday's Murray Newsletter and/or Calendar!
All YOU have to do is send the information to us - it's that simple!
Deadline for submissions to each week's Wednesday Newsletter is 
NO LATER THAN NOON on the prior MONDAY.  
1.)  You may call your information to 402-235-2926, 
Leave a voice mail with your name phone number.
2.)  Email your story to Editor@MurrayNebraska.com 
NO 'zip' files, please, and send photos in jpg format, if possible,
no larger than 340 x 480 pixels. (Picnik.com is a FREE photo editing website
where you can edit your photos before submitting them.  Try it, it's easy - and FREE!)
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Editor, MurrayNebraska.com
201 N How Ave, Murray, NE, 68409-8403.  
(When mailing items you'd like to get back, please enclose a self-addressed, 
stamped envelope.)
Remember to include 'who, what, when, where and why', along with any other 
helpful details, such as a contact person and phone.
Thanks for helping to keep YOUR Murray Newsletter fresh and up-to-date!
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